Many of you probably associate the word MRI with an unpleasantly long waiting time for an appointment as well as a narrow tube with claustrophobia. We want to grant you the fastest and most successful regeneration and therapy possible with our brand-new open MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) was installed in the basement of the ROC Aschheim in January 2023.
MRI allows you to see “inside” the body: It gives the doctor an insight into the condition of soft tissue structures, such as connective, muscle and nerve tissue. The most common questions are a tear in the meniscus, a herniated disc, torn tendons in the shoulder, etc.
Unlike conventional X-ray equipment, magnetic resonance imaging uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce its images. Thus, there is no health risk from radioactive waves during an image. An MRI session usually takes about 20-30 minutes.
However, the MRI serves not only as a diagnostic device, but also as a therapeutic device. With the help of the MRI, we can “hit” the damaged tissue during infiltration, e.g., in the spine, with millimeter precision.
Read the story of how the 17-ton MRI machine moved into the ROC: check out our blog post.
